Municipal waste generated in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Municipal waste generated was 478,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste generated in Luxembourg, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, municipal waste generated in Luxembourg stood at 478,000.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste generated in Luxembourg peaked at 508,000 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 285,000, in 2000.
That places Luxembourg 67th out of 80 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Municipal waste generated in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 285,000 | — |
| 2001 | 285,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 291,000 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 306,000 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 311,000 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 313,000 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 323,000 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 333,000 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 341,000 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 338,000 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 344,000 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 345,000 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 346,000 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 335,000 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 348,000 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 346,000 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 474,000 | +37.0% |
| 2017 | 476,000 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 488,000 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 491,000 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 498,000 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 508,000 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 471,000 | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 478,000 | +1.5% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 478,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.12 million, 12% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 478,000 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.60 million, 13% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal waste generated in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +37.0% | 346,000 | 474,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 312,600 | 285,000 | 341,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 399,300 | 335,000 | 491,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 488,750 | 471,000 | 508,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More environment data for Luxembourg
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2585 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1872 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.601 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste generated in Luxembourg?
- Municipal waste generated in Luxembourg was 478,000 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste generated recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 508,000 in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste generated recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 285,000 in 2000.
- How does Luxembourg rank for municipal waste generated?
- Luxembourg ranks 67th out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste generated rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste generated (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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